Sheet-music.



no. 650,783. Patented May 29, I900.

T. P. MARTIN, m.

SHEET MUSIC.

(Application filed July 26, 1899.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS P. MARTIN, JR, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF HALF TO MARCUSP. EXLINE, OF \VAXAHACIIIE, TEXAS.

SHEET-MUSIC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 650,783, dated May 29,1900.

Application filed July 26, 1899. Serial No. 725,155. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. MARTIN, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State ofTexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Musicand I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to sheet-music; and it consists in certain novelconstructions and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view ofsheet-music constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the same in an open condition, and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the sheet-music in a partly-folded condition.

Most sheet-music now placed on the market and which is designed to besold at a popular price consists of one folded sheet and one loosesheet, making four pages of music. The objection to making music in thismanner is that the single loose sheet is liable to fall out, which oftenoccurs and causes considerable confusion and delay tothe performer. Itis to overcome these objections and remedy these defects that myinvention is designed.

A in the drawings represents a piece of sheet-music which is constructedfrom a single piece of material and folded twice, as at a a, whichproduces three leaves a a a which are printed in the usual manner withstaffs, clefts, and notes, and, in the case of a song, with words. Themusic commences on leaf a which is numbered sheet 1, and continues overto sheet a which is numbered sheet 2, and then over to sheet a which isnumbered 3, and then on to the back of the sheet a which is numberedsheet 4:. The outside of sheet a constitutes the front cover a of thesheet of music, upon which is printed the title of the song and the nameof the composer, 850., as is' usual, and the back of the sheet aconstitutes the back of the music, and which may be left plain orprinted with any suitable advertising matter.

From the foregoing description it will be ap parent that sheet a can befolded inward, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and by indicatedin Fig. 2, and after the performer has sung from pages 1, 2, and 3,whichcan be seen without turning the sheet, he can then finish the piece ofmusic by turning sheet a inward, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2,

and the rest of the music will be found on the back of the last sheet.

So far as I am aware I am the first to produce as an improved article ofmanufacture sheet-music containing four pages having music printedthereon and a printed backcover, all constructed from a single piece ofmaterial.

If desired, the points at which the sheet of music is folded may bestrengthened by suitable reinforcements of paper, linen, or othersuitable material.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

As an improved article of manufacture, to wit; sheet-music constructedfrom a single piece of material whichis folded at two points to formthree leaves and four pages and a front and back, the music beingprinted upon three pages on one side of the sheet in regular order anddesigned to be numbered 1, 2 and 3, and the fourth page being formed bycontinuing the printing of the music in regular order on the other sideof page designated 3, and designating it page 4, the leaf containing,pages 3 and 4, being adapted to be folded inwardly so as to bring toView music printed on page 4., the backs of pages 1 and 2 forming thefront and back covers of the music, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS P. MARTIN, J R.

Witnesses:

H. GAHAGAN, R. O. MARTIN,

